"Rumble... rumble... rumble..."
The ground continued to tremble as Obito steadily advanced with the Stone Golems.
The Stone Golems had already covered more than half the distance. Aside from a few initial probing attacks, the Allied Shinobi Forces had not come again.
They seemed to be waiting for a decisive battle with Obito.
But Obito was beginning to grow restless.
Not a single person he wanted to lure out had come. At the very least, they could have probed Shamu's strength.
Meanwhile, Black Zetsu and the Impure World Reincarnation army had not arrived either.
Although he held control over the White Zetsu, he did not trust them in the slightest.
Obito had changed into a new outfit, wearing the Uchiha Clan uniform and carrying an Uchiha War Fan on his back.
Although he could no longer impersonate Uchiha Madara, and although Shamu had expelled him from the Uchiha Clan...
To him, this battle was still the end of everything—a farewell to himself.
He touched his heart. The seal there had not yet been removed. Once the war began, he had to deal with it immediately.
At that moment, a half-black, half-white figure emerged from the ground beside him.
It was Black Zetsu.
Obito snorted coldly. "You took long enough. Where's Madara?"
Black Zetsu glanced at Obito's attire and said hoarsely,
"Do you think reincarnating Madara through the Impure World Reincarnation is that easy?"
Obito frowned. "It failed?"
Black Zetsu gave Obito a meaningful look.
"It succeeded. He will appear when the time is right."
Obito felt helpless as well. The five great shinobi villages were actually easy enough to deal with.
Even if Minato Namikaze could flee quickly with the Flying Thunder God, Obito could simply push straight toward Konoha.
But with Shamu around, things were different.
It was awkward.